Chapter 222: Chapter 167: Silu: I Hope Our Whole Family Goes to See the Sunrise
Just like that, Sister Li pulled Jiang Yixia out of the store.
Although Jiang Yixia was still a bit embarrassed, she had to admit that the oden that guy made was actually pretty good.
She remembered how, back when he was learning to cook, his food had been truly awful.
She never expected him to have learned how to make oden now.
And so, Sister Li led Jiang Yixia to the oden shop.
As it happened, Lu Fan wasn’t there.
Only the employees he’d hired were in the shop.
But all of the employees recognized Jiang Yixia.
The moment she arrived, they all stood at attention.
In unison, they shouted, "Hello, Madam Boss!"
Jiang Yixia was speechless. She replied, "Don’t call me Madam Boss. I’m just here for a bowl of oden."
Just then, Lu Fan walked out from the kitchen.
"Yixia, you’re here! We’ve got fresh fish balls today. I saved a portion for you!" Lu Fan said with a grin.
Jiang Yixia was a little surprised. "What are you doing at the shop?"
"I just came in through the back door," Lu Fan explained.
He then started teasing her. "Don’t tell me you were keeping an eye out for my return."
Jiang Yixia stammered, "Y-You... don’t talk nonsense. I was not."
Seeing this, Sister Li quickly jumped in, "President Lu, Yixia and I are both hungry. See what you have that’s good and bring us a bit of everything."
"Alright, then I’ll cook for you myself today!" Lu Fan declared.
Jiang Yixia retorted, "What ’cooking’? Don’t you just scoop out what’s already been cooked?"
"It’s different. The ones I scoop out will definitely taste better," Lu Fan replied.
Jiang Yixia felt helpless watching this show-off constantly boast about himself.
However, when the bowl of oden was placed in front of her, the fragrant aroma made her gulp involuntarily.
Sister Li urged her, "Yixia, let’s eat quickly. It smells so good."
After one bite, Sister Li immediately sang his praises. "Wow, President Lu, this is absolutely delicious! Your skills are incredible. I think you’d succeed at anything you do."
"Sister Li, that’s a bit of an exaggeration," Lu Fan said with a laugh.
"I’m not exaggerating at all," Sister Li replied.
Lu Fan then deliberately probed, "Well, at least one person hasn’t offered her opinion yet."
Taking the cue, Sister Li quickly asked, "Yixia, do you think this oden is good?"
Jiang Yixia knew they were a two-person act. If she didn’t comment, she’d never get past this.
So she had no choice but to say, "It’s not bad."
Having received Jiang Yixia’s praise, Lu Fan was satisfied. "Getting a compliment from Miss Jiang is worth more than a thousand others."
And that guy just had to say it in front of everyone.
This made Jiang Yixia’s face flush red.
Inside, she was constantly complaining about him. ’I can’t even enjoy a bowl of oden in peace! Hmph!’
But she had to admit, the oden he made was truly delicious.
After eating some, she already wanted another bowl.
She was afraid that eating too much at night would make her gain weight.
Lu Fan noticed Jiang Yixia’s hesitation and offered, "You’re almost finished. I’ll get you another serving."
Jiang Yixia quickly said, "No, thank you. One bowl is enough for me."
"No way. You work such long hours every day. How can you not eat more? Be careful you don’t wear yourself out," Lu Fan replied.
Jiang Yixia was about to refuse, but the guy actually took her bowl away.
He filled it to the brim and placed it in front of her, saying, "If you don’t eat it, I’ll have to throw it away. I’m sure you wouldn’t waste food."
Jiang Yixia knew he was guilt-tripping her.
With no other choice, she had to keep eating.
She, who could normally only eat one bowl, ended up eating two tonight.
While they were eating, Sister Li asked Lu Fan, "President Lu, how’s business at your pastry shop and oden shop?"
"It’s not bad. I didn’t expect to stumble into such good business," Lu Fan said cheerfully. "At the time, I was just thinking of opening a shop to be closer to Yixia. I never thought that by a happy accident, it would become a new line of business for me."
Jiang Yixia retorted, "It has nothing to do with me. Don’t drag me into it."
"No, no, no. I opened both these shops for you. You have to admit that. Otherwise, why would my shop names be related to you?" Lu Fan said brazenly.
Jiang Yixia was speechless. "That’s because you took it upon yourself to connect my name with the shop names."
"Don’t worry about the details," Lu Fan said cheerfully.
Even though Jiang Yixia was complaining, her mouth never stopped moving.
Soon, she had finished the second bowl of oden.
Seeing this, Lu Fan prepared to get her a third bowl.
This time, however, Jiang Yixia wouldn’t let him get it no matter what. She frowned and said sternly, "I’ll get fat if I eat any more! I’m not eating!"
"You’re not fat at all. Your measurements haven’t changed in all these years," Lu Fan reminded her.
Jiang Yixia’s face flushed. She gritted her teeth and said, "If you say another word, I’ll..."
Though she had no idea what the consequences would be.
But Lu Fan deliberately acted scared, saying, "Alright, alright, I won’t say any more."
That evening, Sister Li deliberately waited to walk home with Jiang Yixia.
The two of them walked side-by-side down the street.
Sister Li was still singing President Lu’s praises.
Jiang Yixia remained silent.
Suddenly, she spoke up. "Do you think he’s really changed for the better?"
"Of course!" Sister Li praised. "To be honest, if my husband became as rich as President Lu, he would’ve had a string of mistresses by now. If I got rich, I’d also go for all those ’pretty boys’ and ’bad boys’ you see online. But President Lu is willing to settle down now. And I can tell he’s been begging for your forgiveness, so I think he’s being sincere."
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